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I learned a lot; thanks Litsy for putting this on my radar!

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julieclair Did it make you sad? Angry? Frustrated? I‘m interested in reading this, but I‘m not sure I‘m up for it right now. So I‘m wondering how you felt… 3d

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3d

TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair The first 1/4 or so made me so depressed I wanted to vomit from hopelessness. But as I read on, I felt more thoughtful and hopeful. Some of my initial reaction has a bit of a personal bend to it. Hope that helps 😊 3d

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julieclair @TheBookgeekFrau That does help, thanks. 💝 3d

TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair 😊😊 3d

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d

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TheBookgeekFrau

Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond

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Deblovestoread It is so good, I learned a ton. 6d

TheBookgeekFrau @Deblovestoread The learning is real!! 6d

ncsufoxes Lawmakers should have this as required reading, maybe they‘d have better insights into what many people in the US face 5d

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TheBookgeekFrau @ncsufoxes Agreed!!! Though part of me thinks they either wouldn't believe, or are laughing even louder all the way to the bank. 5d

KadaGul During grad school, I read and wrote a paper about "Evicted," which explores the housing issues in some struggling neighborhoods in Milwaukee. I really enjoyed the research process and put lots of effort into making the information engaging and interesting. The author pours his heart into the writing, which makes the topic hit home even harder! 3d

TheBookgeekFrau @KadaGul He really does! I've added Evicted to my wish list. 3d

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GatheringBooks

I Like, I Don't Like | Anna Baccelliere

#DynamicDs Day 26: This may be a perfect example of #Divisive 😅 Review is forthcoming.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2mo

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo

squirrelbrain Hi Myra! Just thought I‘d let you know that the Backman didn‘t make it onto the camp longlist (due to publication date). Do you want to pick another one and tag me here so no-one else sees?! (The list is up to date now! 🤪) 2mo

GatheringBooks @squirrelbrain awwww that‘s too bad! 😭😭😭 i was super looking forward to it. I vote for this one instead

Memorial Days: A Memoir

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squirrelbrain Thank you! 🙏 2mo

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Pedrocamacho

Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond

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This book is a great explainer for the drivers of poverty in America. It‘s a must-read.

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

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The reverend speaks truth to power in this book. You could think of the book as a sermon that a lot of our ‘elected‘ members need to hear. Our oppression is rooted in white supremacy—this is a collective fight that we must all fight together. Capitalism, hatred, misogyny, racism—these are all built up every day on lies we have been told for centuries; the reverend lays it all out here. If we don‘t stop the ‘them v. us‘ and fight back ⬇️

JenniferEgnor together, we will not survive the mess we‘re in. I highly recommend reading Heather McGhee‘s The Sum of Us along with this book! (edited) 3mo

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

The old myths are tricky, and they can catch any of us in their trap. Yes, it‘s racist to pass policies that we know will harm Black people. At the same time, it is also racist to ignore the ways those same policies hurt poor white people—because racism‘s myths are designed to keep Black and white people segregated so they cannot come together to transform a system that doesn‘t serve most of us. If we‘re going to be anti-racist and⬇️

JenniferEgnor reconstruct an America for all of us, we can‘t ignore this reality. We have to face the facts that emerge when we pay attention to white poverty‘s wounds and learn to make the connections between living wages, union rights, and voting rights. 3mo

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

So-called “election integrity” measures have been introduced in states with long histories of voter suppression, using the contemporary tools of voter roll purges or voter ID requirements to narrow the voting pool and reduce the potential power of a multiethnic voting coalition. I call this reality James Crow, Esquire—the result of Jim Crow‘s son going to law school and coming back to undermine democracy through more sophisticated means. Is it⬇️

JenniferEgnor still racist? Yes. But we‘ve seen, racism is never just about limiting the rights of Black people. Racist voter suppression may target Black people, but it hurts most of us. If we‘re going to beat James Crow, we have to connect all the people who are impacted by these attacks. Jim Crow was brought down by a moral fusion movement during America‘s Second Reconstruction in the 1960s, but his son went to law school and came back to state⬇️ 3mo

JenniferEgnor legislatures in a business suit. His data analysis and legal maneuvers are more sophisticated than the old Jim Crow‘s, but James Crow, Esquire‘s goal is the same: minority rule to preserve an unequal society while giving lip service to democracy. 3mo

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

One of the most damnable features of our common life is the way we talk about poverty, as if it‘s an anomaly and not a feature of our economic system.
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dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 3mo

TheBookHippie It‘s a feature. 3mo

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AroundTheBookWorld

A Sky for Us Alone | Kristin Russell

After the tank clicked full, I unfolded the map across the steering wheel. It would take me thirteen hours to get to Florida. Thirteen hours and almost nine hundred miles from the place where I was born for the chance that I might really live.
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AnneCecilie

Poverty, by America | Matthew Desmond

#12Booksof2024 February

Choosing a book didn‘t get any easier for February, but since I highlighted a fiction book in January I thought I should highlight a nonfiction in February

Other honorable mentions are: Christmas at the Beach Hut by Veronica Henry, The Swifts by Beth Lincoln and The Strangeworld Travel Agency by L. D. Lapinski

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Andrew65 Poverty is something we shouldn‘t need to discuss in the mid 21st century but is a growing problem due to the greed of corporations. (edited) 6mo

AnneCecilie @Andrew65 I couldn‘t agree with you more. This book looks at the mechanisms that keep people poor 6mo

Andrew65 @AnneCecilie That greed seems to get worse by the year! 6mo

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